GSM Network and Services
GSM Network and Services
GSM Network and Services
PSTN
- public switched
telephony network
A GSM network
MSC
-mobile switching center
HLR
MS
- mobile station
BSC
- base station controller
BTS
- base transceiver station
VLR
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Structure
Country Code (CC), 1 3 digits (46 for Sweden)
National Destination Code (NDC), 2-3 digits (709 for
Vodafone)
Subscriber Number (SN), max 10 digits (757812 for me)
A GSM network
PSTN
MSC
TRAU
MS
BSC
BTS
BSS Base Station Subsystem
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A GSM network
PSTN
MSC
EIR
HLR
BSC
MS
VLR
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BTS
MSS Mobile Switching Subsystem
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Gateway
MSC
HLR
MSC
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EIR
VLR
MSC
VLR
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The databases
Authentication Center
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Location area
MSC
VLR
MSC
HLR
BSC
LA1
VLR
BTS
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Location area
LA3
MSC
VLR
MSC
HLR
BSC
VLR
BTS
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Location area
MSC
VLR
LA2
MSC
HLR
BSC
VLR
BTS
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Cell Identifier
Each cell in a location area is allocated a
Cell Identity, CI, constsing of 16 bits.
The CI and LAI form a globaly unique
identifier of a cell.
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Interfaces
EIR
HLR
F
C
B
MSC
BSC
Um
VLR
A-bis
G
BTS
VLR
MSC
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Signaling systems
Mobile Switching Subsystem
The signaling in the MSS is buit on SS7.
Mobile Application Part MAP is used
between the MSC and databases.
BSSMAP is used between the MSC and
BSC
The Base Station Subsystem
uses LAPD, the signaling protocol of
ISDN
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Signaling
The mobile Station commuincates with
The BTS for Radio Resources, RR
The BSC for Radio Resources, RR
The MSC for Call Control. CC, and
Mobility Management, MM
The BSC and BTS communicate using
BTS Management, BTSM
The MSC and BSC communicate using
BSS MAP
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Adding GPRS
PSTN
BSC
MSC
HLR
MS
SGSN
PDN
GGSN
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